Name: Hour Glass Hotel
Address: 131 Beaconsfield Road, Southwark, London, SE17 2BX, United Kingdom, 131 Beaconsfield Road, Greater London, SE17 2BX, UK
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Rating: 7.4

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China · July 5, 2016

Good value for money, had everything I needed for a two night stay in central London.

Toni, United Kingdom

Clean - quite - comfortable - helpful and friendly staff - good price - near bus station

Mohammad, United Arab Emirates

Welcoming,as have been there 4times,thats all I have to say,[in the last 9months

Duncan, United Kingdom

I had a great stay at the hour glass hotel. Staff was very very friendly, and made sure I had a good stay. I was traveling alone, so it was handy and fun that there was a pub underneath the hotel. You can't hear the noise from the pub when you're in your room either, so it was perfect for me. I stayed for two nights, left to Scotland and when I decided to come back to London, I booked at the hour glass again. I would really recommend this hotel and pub, wonderful people, great stay!

Maud, Belgium

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was all that we needed and was clean and comfortable. There was little noise if any considering being above a pub. If on a budget visiting London this is a perfect accommodation as it had a shared kitchen where we could cook breakfast and dinner etc. Free wifi throughout the hotel was a added bonus too. The shared kitchen and shared bathroom was spotless.

Rachel, United Kingdom

For the price, the available services and the quality of the room was outstanding.

Loïc, Spain

They gave me a double bed and the bar downs stairs is really good. All rooms and bathrooms are very clean but most importan is the people from the hotel who was very nice to me, always helpme in anything.

Natalia, Argentina

This Is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in my life..Nothing is likable about this hotel..

Boomeeswaran, Ireland

The staff were excellent,helpful,very friendly.The manager was more than a friend than manager,yet was on the ball,[knows his job],and mixed with customers well.The location in SE.London is ideal to get to all areas,ie; short bus trip on bus to the tube from hotels door,or short walk to Old Kent Rd,[5mins],for shops/pubs/food outlets. Bed very comfortable,and a spotless room/shower,[modern],with fridge,with a microwave for general use. All in all,,was my second [2nd],time there,as good as first,[1st],hence I returned,and going again,prices cant be beaten for london,and drink prices,are excellent. Thanks for the stay, Scots Duncan

Duncan, United Kingdom

The staff were really helpful and friendly. Nice outside seating at the bar just outside. There was no noise at night and it was a short walk to the metro.

Elizabeth, United Arab Emirates

Above a traditional London pub, this family-run budget hotel offers reasonably-priced accommodations and free Wi-Fi. Elephant & Castle and Kennington tube stations can be reached with a 15 minute walk.

Each comfortable room at Hour Glass has a TV, free tea/coffee-making facilities, sink and a fridge.

There are ample shared bathroom and kitchen facilities, including a washer and dryer.

This Victorian pub and hotel still retains some original wood framing. The pub can also serve meals throughout the day. Burgess Park with its playground and barbecue facilities is a 2 minute walk away.

Hour Glass is across from a bus stop, allowing easy access to the center of the city. There are a number of restaurants and clubs including the Ministry of Sound in Elephant and Castle, which are just a 5 minute drive away.

Southwark is a great choice for travelers interested in city walks, culture and monuments.

This property is also rated for the best value in London! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.

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	Triple Room with Shared Bathroom 1 twin bed and 1 full bed	Show prices
Room Size: 192 ft² A 26-inch TV/DVD player, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi are featured in this room. Fresh linen and towels, complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits are also provided. This room comes with use of a shared bathroom and full kitchen. Ironing facilities, hairdryers and plug converters (Euro/USA - UK) are available upon request. Room Facilities: Hairdryer, Radio, Refrigerator, Shared bathroom, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, DVD Player, CD Player, Heating, Shared toilet, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 215 ft² This en-suite room has a double bed with a single bed on top in a bunk-bed style, plus and additional single bed. There is a a 26-inch TV with DVD player, refrigerator, microwave and free WiFi. Beds can also be set up as 2 doubles, 1 double plus 2 singles, or 4 single beds. Room Facilities: Radio, Refrigerator, Ironing facilities, DVD Player, CD Player, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 131 ft² This twin room has a DVD player, CD player and soundproofing. Room Facilities: Shower, Hairdryer, Radio, Refrigerator, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, DVD Player, CD Player, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Soundproof, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Towels, Linens, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 131 ft² A 26-inch TV/DVD player, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi are featured in this room. Room Facilities: Radio, Refrigerator, Ironing facilities, DVD Player, CD Player, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room Size: 112 ft² A 26-inch TV/DVD player, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi are featured in this room. Room Facilities: Radio, Refrigerator, Ironing facilities, DVD Player, CD Player, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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Room Size: 127 ft² A 26-inch TV/DVD player, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi are featured in this room. A sink, fresh linen and towels, and complimentary tea, coffee and cookies are also provided. This room comes with use of a shared bathroom and full kitchen. Ironing facilities, hairdryers and plug converters (Euro/USA - UK) are available upon request. Room Facilities: Radio, Refrigerator, Shared bathroom, Ironing facilities, DVD Player, CD Player, Heating, Shared toilet, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Twin Room with Shared Bathroom 2 twin beds	Show prices
Room Size: 155 ft² A 26-inch TV/DVD player, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi are featured in this room. A sink, fresh linen and towels, and complimentary tea, coffee and cookies are also provided. This room comes with use of a shared bathroom and full kitchen. Ironing facilities, hairdryers and plug converters (Euro/USA - UK) are available upon request. Room Facilities: Radio, Refrigerator, Shared bathroom, Ironing facilities, DVD Player, CD Player, Heating, Shared toilet, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Double Room with Shared Bathroom 1 full bed	Show prices
Room Size: 112 ft² A 26-inch TV/DVD player, refrigerator and free Wi-Fi are featured in this room. A sink, fresh linen and towels, and complimentary tea, coffee and cookies are also provided. This room comes with use of a shared bathroom and full kitchen. Ironing facilities, hairdryers and plug converters (Euro/USA - UK) are available upon request. Room Facilities: Hairdryer, Radio, Refrigerator, Shared bathroom, Ironing facilities, Free toiletries, DVD Player, CD Player, Heating, Shared toilet, Cable channels, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Electric kettle, Wardrobe/Closet, Landmark view, City view, Clothes rack Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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Hour Glass is a basic, budget hotel, situated near central London. Our guests at this hotel get to enjoy the benefits of being located above a traditional quiet and cosy little traditional English pub with reasonably priced beverages. This atmospheric Victorian pub is a great place to soak up a real taste of traditional English life. You can relax with a drink and pizza or enjoy a game of cards, darts and domino, watch sports like Sky, BT Sports, and Horse Racing on 3 big screens or simply listen to the background music.

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Closest Landmarks

Kennington 0.9 miles
Elephant & Castle 1 miles
Vinopolis 1.1 miles
Borough 1.1 miles
London South Bank University 1.1 miles
Guys Hospital 1.2 miles
Guy's and St Thomas' 1.2 miles
Bermondsey 1.2 miles
Imperial War Museum 1.3 miles
Oval metro station 1.3 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Hour Glass Cafe/Bar 0 miles
Londis Supermarket 0.1 miles
East Street Market Market 0.2 miles
La Luna Restaurant 0.3 miles

Natural Beauty

Thames River River 1.5 miles
Burgess Park Hill Mountain 0.1 miles
Burgess Park Lake 0.1 miles

Closest Airports

London City Airport 5.9 miles
London Heathrow Airport 15.9 miles
London Gatwick Airport 23.1 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“We appreciated the tranquility of the area, for that we got a very good sleep. Also, the room was very comfortable. The staff was very kind, sociable and paying attention to our need. The hotel is very close to the center of the town (like 10 min with the bus to Tower Bridge, and 30 min walk to London Eye). Everything was very good!”

MADALINA

Romania

“London's flavour reflected”

Kajetan

Sweden

“My son and I had a wonderful stay at the Hourglass Hotel!!! Daniel, who was working in the pub also checked us in and was very helpful and very very friendly. We had our best sleep there!! The room was very clean as were the bathroom facilities. We got in later but Daniel still made sure we had a good pizza and served us some good ciders. My son and I would highly recommend the Hourglass!!!!”

Max

United States of America

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All children are welcome.

All children under 2 years are charged GBP 10 per night in a crib.

The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 1.

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If arriving outside of the check-in times, please contact the hotel for special check-in arrangements. Please note that an extra charge might apply.

To reach the Hour Glass, you can take bus 343 from Tower Bridge, London Bridge and Elephant and Castle, bus 136 from Elephant and Castle and bus 42 from Liverpool Street, Tower Bridge and East Street.

Property reserves the right to refuse guests with no ID or booking confirmation and to pre-authorise credit card 3 days prior to arrival date.

With 3rd party credit cards, the property requires the booker's permission via email to charge.

Time-restricted parking is available nearby on Thurlow Street and Kinglake Street, between 18.30 and 8.30. On-site parking is available and surcharge applies: GBP 7.00 for one regular vehicle per day and GBP 10.00 for one commercial/van/pick-up per day. Please notify the reception upon your arrival.

A fully equipped kitchen with stove, microwave, washing machine, tumble dryer, electric kettle and kitchenware is available for guests to use.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

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September 24, 2017

Toni
United Kingdom
7.5

“Just what I ordered :)”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Nothing really
눇Good value for money, had everything I needed for a two night stay in central London.
September 17, 2017

Mohammad
United Arab Emirates
10

“Nice stay and enjoy”
- • Couple
- • Triple Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉All goods
눇Clean - quite - comfortable - helpful and friendly staff - good price - near bus station
September 15, 2017

Duncan
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
10

“Said it all before,I was welcomed like a long lost friend!,even locals!,that have got to recognize/m”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
눇Welcoming,as have been there 4times,thats all I have to say,[in the last 9months
September 15, 2017

Maud
Belgium
8.8

“Wonderful stay, because of wonderful staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉There wasn't a lot that wasn't good or could've been better. In the first room I stayed in, there weren't a lot of plugs, so I had to choose between the lamp, alarm, fridge, phones and other things, considering there were only three. But that was about it.
눇I had a great stay at the hour glass hotel. Staff was very very friendly, and made sure I had a good stay. I was traveling alone, so it was handy and fun that there was a pub underneath the hotel. You can't hear the noise from the pub when you're in your room either, so it was perfect for me. I stayed for two nights, left to Scotland and when I decided to come back to London, I booked at the hour glass again. I would really recommend this hotel and pub, wonderful people, great stay!
September 15, 2017

Nicole
Lebanon
5.0

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉We didn't have the usual available kit in the bathroom ( hairdryer etc..)
눇The staff are friendly
September 12, 2017

Anonymous
Ireland
7.5

“Friendly, clean, quiet and comfortable. Great budget option close to Central London. Would return.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉I'd have liked slightly bigger towels, but that's literally all I could think of to criticise.
눇The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly - I got lost en-route and they stayed late on-site to hand over keys and get me set up. The room was immaculate, beds comfortable and the shared bathroom was very clean and well-appointed. The area was very quiet and calm - I had a great nights' sleep even with the window open.
September 10, 2017

Anonymous
United States of America
7.9

“For a couple nights stay on short notice, this fit the bill.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The location was a little far from most of the things we wanted to do/see but we needed to find a room quickly so for the price and room availability, it was adequate.
눇It was easy to check in and out, the place was clean and had everything you'd need for a couple nights stay. For the price and how it was listed, everything was exactly what I expected.
September 9, 2017

Rachel
United Kingdom
10

“Our stay was comfortable,the room was clean and it was all that we needed.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Shower on the first floor had a plumbing issue a blockage I think as someone had flooded the bathroom on our last night there. This was the only thing out of our stay was wrong but in all honestly a brilliant place to stay.
눇The staff were very friendly and helpful. The room was all that we needed and was clean and comfortable. There was little noise if any considering being above a pub. If on a budget visiting London this is a perfect accommodation as it had a shared kitchen where we could cook breakfast and dinner etc. Free wifi throughout the hotel was a added bonus too. The shared kitchen and shared bathroom was spotless.
September 8, 2017

Loïc
Spain
9.2

“Very good quality for a cheap price”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉One of the things that caught our attention before booking was the pub. We were thrilled to be able to unwind at the pub or to take our breakfast there, but we discovered that: - It wouldn't open before 13h, and it would close at 22h, which means that for a tourist schedule we could never use it. - Only pizzas were served as food.We were a little disappointed.
눇For the price, the available services and the quality of the room was outstanding.
August 9, 2017

Natalia
Argentina
10

“Lovely”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇They gave me a double bed and the bar downs stairs is really good. All rooms and bathrooms are very clean but most importan is the people from the hotel who was very nice to me, always helpme in anything.
August 7, 2017

Janice
United Kingdom
6.5

Pleasant
- • Solo traveler
- • Twin Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉There was no mirror in the room which made drying/straightening hair difficult. No teaspoons on tea tray. It felt more like a 'workman's' b&b. I would not want to stay for more than a night or two. There were only pictures of the bathrooms on the website, no pictures of the bedrooms.
눇The room was quiet, clean and the bed was comfy.
August 3, 2017

Anonymous
United Kingdom
3.3

“Not a great hotel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The room wasn't clean. The shower was leaking, towels frayed and bedding smelt dirty.
눇There was nothing to like about it.
August 2, 2017

Boomeeswaran
Ireland
2.5

“It's no worth even talking about.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Triple Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Everything
눇This Is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in my life..Nothing is likable about this hotel..
July 11, 2017

Duncan
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Twin Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉Would have bar to be open later!!,but realize not profitable
눇The staff were excellent,helpful,very friendly.The manager was more than a friend than manager,yet was on the ball,[knows his job],and mixed with customers well.The location in SE.London is ideal to get to all areas,ie; short bus trip on bus to the tube from hotels door,or short walk to Old Kent Rd,[5mins],for shops/pubs/food outlets. Bed very comfortable,and a spotless room/shower,[modern],with fridge,with a microwave for general use. All in all,,was my second [2nd],time there,as good as first,[1st],hence I returned,and going again,prices cant be beaten for london,and drink prices,are excellent. Thanks for the stay, Scots Duncan
July 10, 2017

Elizabeth
United Arab Emirates

2 helpful votes
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Triple Room with Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눇The staff were really helpful and friendly. Nice outside seating at the bar just outside. There was no noise at night and it was a short walk to the metro.

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